Getting hit by a car as a pedestrian can change life in an instant. Medical bills, lost wages, and pain and suffering can add up fast. Many people believe that if they were crossing the street outside a marked crosswalk, they can’t recover money for their injuries. This isn’t always true. Depending on the circumstances…
As a Virginia personal injury lawyer, I regularly represent pedestrians who were seriously injured while simply trying to cross the street. Many of these crashes are not “accidents” in any meaningful sense — they are the result of drivers failing to follow Virginia’s pedestrian right-of-way laws. Understanding what the law requires of both drivers and…
A common misconception among Virginia Beach pedestrians is that they always have the right-of-way, and drivers are automatically to blame if an accident occurs. However, being a defensive pedestrian is just as important as being a defensive driver. To ensure the safety of its road users, the state has implemented a set of laws that…
You needed to cross the street. You didn’t see a crosswalk nearby, so you waited for a break in traffic, then started across what seemed like an open area. Out of the blue, an SUV turned onto the road, moving too fast, and hit you. How could this have happened? You ended up in the…
Sharing our roads with pedestrians is not new; more and more people are choosing walking and other modes of transportation over the cost and environmental impact of driving. In large urban areas, pedestrians are a mainstay. Unfortunately, pedestrian accident numbers continue to climb. According to statistics from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), more…